Observation pack · Cork County Council

Park South, Youghal Road, Midleton, Co. Cork

Midleton GAA wish to apply for planning permission for retention of; 1) construction of a new car parking area in the SE corner of the site and; 2) construction of fencing and a tiered terrace to serve the all weather pitch. All works undertaken at Midleton GAA, Park South, Youghal Road, Midleton Co. Cork

Observations close 25 Nov 2026 11 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 15 Dec 2026

The application

Reference: 26/2721 · full record
Authority: Cork County Council
Type: Permission for Retention
Status: Awaiting Recommendation
Site area: 2.01 ha
Received: 21 Oct 2026
Decision due: 15 Dec 2026

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=26/2721.
Write your observation.Quote 26/2721 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Cork County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 25 Nov 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Cork County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

Code	Objective	Plan	In force
G4 Open space	Green Infrastructure includes 3 subcategories - Green Recreational (GR), Green Conservation (GC) and Green Active (GA)	cork county development plan 2022	6 Jun 2022 → 5 Jun 2028
R2 Existing residential	Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses: The scale of new residential and mixed residential developments within the Existing Residential/Mixed Residential and Other Uses within the settlement network should normally respect the pattern and grain of existing urban development in the surrounding	cork county development plan 2022	6 Jun 2022 → 5 Jun 2028

An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.

Source: Cork County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Cork County Council development plan zoning	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
26/0974	Grant with conditions	25 Aug 2026	405 m	Permission for development consisting of the replacement of approximately 130 m of existing 2.4 m high chainlink fencing and associated gates with 130 m of new 2.4 m high green palisade security fencing/gates and all associated site works.
26/1530	Grant with conditions	4 Aug 2026	452 m	Permission for the removal of a section of existing boundary palisade fencing (c.2.4m in height) along the Midleton Distillery’s western boundary and the installation of new replacement boundary palisade fencing (c.3m in height) and all associated site development works. The proposed development is for modifications to an establishment to which the Major Accident Directive applies and is for the purposes of activity requiring an Integrated Pollution Control Licence [Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) Licence].
25/4081	Conditional	1 May 2025	442 m	Permission for alterations & extensions to dwelling house consisting of; demolition of sun room & detached outhouse & construction of single storey side & front extensions, elevational changes & all associated site works
25/4243	Conditional	11 Apr 2025	196 m	Permission for retention of:- a) Demolition of the side and rear single storey extensions to the existing single storey dwelling, b) Elevational alterations to all facades of the existing dwelling and Permission for retention and completion for:- c) Construction of single storey extensions to the side and rear of the existing dwelling, d) Alteration to the site entrance and all associated site works.
23/4775	Conditional	4 Mar 2025	75 m	Permission for site development works for 4 no. serviced sites for detached dwelling houses, alterations to existing entrance, access road, waste water treatment unit pumped to the public foul mains and all ancillary site works
24/4779	Conditional	25 Jun 2024	352 m	Permission for the demolition of 2 no. existing decommissioned industrial chimney stacks, comprising a boiler chimney (approximate height 46 metres) and a feeds recovery dryer stack (approximate height 41 metres), which is mounted to the roof of an existing feeds recovery building, and all ancillary site development works. The proposed development is for modifications to an establishment to which the Major Accident Directive applies and is for the purpose of activity requiring an Integrated Pollution Control Licence [Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) licence]
24/4714	Conditional	17 Jun 2024	340 m	a) Permission for alterations to the workshop building permitted by Cork County Council planning reference 23/4684, which includes the relocation of the permitted chemstore structure to the area to the northwest of the permitted workshop building, and b) permission for retention and completion for elevational changes to the permitted workshop building and for internal modifications to the workshop including the extension of a permitted storage area at mezzanine floor level. The proposed development is for modifications to an establishment to which the Major Accident Directive applies and is for the purposes of activity requiring an Integrated Pollution Control Licence [Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) Licence]
23/4602	Conditional permission	26 Jan 2024	16 m	The extension and expansion of the existing Midleton Distillery and all associated site development works. The proposed development includes, (A) a 2 storey over basement ‘pot still’ building with ancillary pot still tank farm and mechanical vapour recompression (MVR) building. (B) a 2-9 storey ‘column still’ building with ancillary column still tank farm and cooling tower, (C) a 3-7 storey over partial basement ‘brewhouse’ building with ancillary fermenter structures, (D) a pipe rack structure connecting the proposed pot still, column still and brewhouse buildings with the existing distillery, (E) an internal link bridge crossing the Dungourney River which traverses the site, serving as a vehicular and pedestrian connection between the existing distillery and the proposed distillery extension, (F) demolition of an existing industrial building, removal of existing hardstand areas and culverting of a section of the existing mill race, to facilitate the construction of a biogas plant comprising a series of plant and tank structures, a single storey ammonia removal building and change of use and alterations of existing workshop/warehouse no. 1 and warehouse no. 3 to accommodate associated plant and equipment, (G) other ancillary structures including the construction of a single storey 38kV substation and associated electrical compound, security buildings, staff welfare buildings and car park shelters, (H) all other ancillary site development including the diversion of existing gas and ESB lines which traverse the lands, the upgrade of existing waste water treatment plant at the distillery, attenuation basins, fire water basin, noise attenuation fencing, parking areas, planted boundary berm and signage, (I) access to proposed development will be provided via a new entrance from the Old Youghal Road (R907) to the south. The proposed development will also be accessible from the existing distillery entrances from the Dungourney Road (R627) and Distillery Walk (L-9408) to the north and west of the lands. The proposed development is for modifications to an establishment to which the Major Accident Directives applies and is for the purpose of the activity requiring an integrated pollution control license [Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) licence]. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

What has happened on this file

21 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 25 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 10 Nov 2026, 23:01. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Cork County Council before relying on it.